,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives     
reg>d+ ! relation%ip betwe5 fire>m      
viol5ce & intimate p>tn] viol5ce & to   
honor ! memory ( ,gladys ,ric>t & o!r   
victims ( intimate p>tn] homicide kill$ 
by fire>ms1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas   
dome/ic viol5ce p]petrat$ ) a fire>m    
disproportionately affects millions (   
,am]ican adults & *ildr51 ) a p>ticul>  
impact on wom52 ,:]eas1 accord+ to rec5t
 data1 ne>ly #ib p]c5t ( wom5 kill$ by  
fire>ms 9 high-income c\ntries 9 an     
av]age ye> are f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 fire>ms are us$ 9 ne>ly #ff p]c5t (    
cases :]e wom5 are kill$ by _! intimate 
p>tn]s2 ,:]eas1 e mon?1 an av]age ( #gj 
wom5 are kill$ ) a fire>m by an intimate
 p>tn]2 ,:]eas an ,am]ican woman is     
kill$ ) a fire>m by a curr5t or =m]     

p>tn] ar\nd e #ab h\rs2 ,:]eas          
approximately #ei p]c5t ( mass %oot+s 9 
rec5t ye>s 7 connect$ to in/ances (     
dome/ic or intimate p>tn] viol5ce2      
,:]eas only #af p]c5t ( victims 9       
dome/ic viol5ce-relat$ mass %oot+s      
survive su* incid5ts comp>$ to #cg p]c5t
 ( victims 9 mass %oot+s unrelat$ to    
dome/ic viol5ce2 ,:]eas ne>ly #a 9 #aj  
,unit$ ,/ates adults h exp]i5c$ nonfatal
 fire>m abuse at ! h&s ( an intimate    
p>tn]1 su* z be+ ?reat5$ directly ) a   
fire>m or by a p>tn] :o possess$ or _h  
easy access to a fire>m2 ,:]eas1 :5 an  
abusive p>tn] has access to a fire>m1 a 
female victim ( su* abuse is #e times m 
likely to be kill$2 ,:]eas #gg p]c5t (  
fire>m intimate p>tn] homicide victims  
are female2 ,:]eas ! deadly int]section 
( fire>ms & intimate p>tn] viol5ce      
affects all wom51 b x has a             
disproportionate impact on ,black wom51 
,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native wom51 
& ,hispanic wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas #a 9 #c ,hispanic wom5 9 ! ,unit$

 ,/ates exp]i5ce intimate p>tn] viol5ce 
dur+ _! lifetime2 ,:]eas m ?an half (   
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 
exp]i5ce physical viol5ce by an intimate
 p>tn] 9 _! lifetime2 & ,:]eas1 comp>$  
to non-,hispanic ,:ite wom51 ,black wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are #c times m likely
 to be fatally %ot by an intimate p>tn]1
 & ne>ly #f times m likely to be fatally
 %ot betwe5 ! ages ( #ah & #cd3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives-- 7,a7 recognizes !     
relation%ip betwe5 fire>m viol5ce &     
intimate p>tn] viol5ce2  7,b7 comm5ds   
dome/ic viol5ce victim advocates1       
dome/ic viol5ce victim s]vice provid]s1 
crisis hotl9e /aff1 & fir/ respond]s    
s]v+ victims ( dome/ic viol5ce = _!     
compassionate support ( survivors (     
dome/ic viol5ce2 &  7,c7 pl$ges to fund 
compreh5sive rese>* on ! nexus ( fire>ms
 & intimate p>tn] viol5ce1 includ+ !    
disproportionate impact on ,black1      
,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native1 &    
,hispanic p2 &  7#b7 x is ! s5se ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,congress   
%\ld-- 7,a7 /r5g!n ! ,national ,in/ant  
,crim9al ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em to keep
 fire>ms out ( ! h&s ( ^? :o are        
prohibit$ f possess+ !m2  7,b7 re/rict  
access to fire>ms by all p subject to   
dome/ic viol5ce re/ra9+ ord]s2  7,c7    
cont9ue to support programs design$ to  
assi/ survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 hold 
p]petrators ( dome/ic viol5ce           
acc\ntable1 & br+ an end to dome/ic     
viol5ce2  7,d7 cont9ue to support local 
rel9qui%m5t processes to ensure         
compliance ) ,f$]al fire>m prohibitions 
9 dome/ic viol5ce cases2 &  7,e7        
imm$iately consid] ,h4,r4 #daff1 !      
,/r5g!n+ ,protections = ,dome/ic        
,viol5ce & ,/alk+ ,survivors ,act (     
#bjbe1 ,h4,r4 #ah1 ! ,bip>tisan         
,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act ( #bjbe1 & all   
o!r relevant legislation t is t>get$    
t[>d r$uc+ ! risk ( fire>m viol5ce1     
r$uc+ ! risk ( intimate p>tn] viol5ce1 &
 recogniz+ & combat+ ! deadly           
relation%ip betwe5 ! two4